What percentage of people rent in Spanish Fork, UT?

Name: Renters and owners in Spanish Fork, UT, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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19.6% (±3.0 points) of the occupied homes in Spanish Fork, UT are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 2,426 renting households against 9,933 that own their home.

In Spanish Fork, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.6% (±3.0 points)
Renting households: 2,426 (±396)
Median renter income: $59,984 (±$21,024)

Who rents and who owns in Spanish Fork

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Spanish Fork	Utah County	Utah	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.6% (±3.0 points)	31.7% (±0.7 points)	29.8% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	2,426 (±396)	64,389 (±1,446)	334,678 (±4,794)	45,017,354
Owning households	9,933 (±431)	138,629 (±1,337)	790,144 (±5,369)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.9 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.1)	3.6 (±0.0)	3.2 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$59,984 (±$21,024)	$63,311 (±$2,181)	$60,778 (±$948)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$115,389 (±$7,613)	$123,013 (±$1,524)	$114,089 (±$863)	$100,009

In Spanish Fork, the renter share is lower than in Utah County (31.7%).

It is also lower than in Utah (29.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Utah County, Spanish Fork ranks 11 of 26 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 118 of 272.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Spanish Fork has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	24.1% (±2.2 points)	19.6% (±3.0 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$1,128 (±$73)	$1,489 (±$90)	+32.0%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$78,490 (±$2,080)	$104,844 (±$6,066)	+33.6%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Spanish Fork

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Spanish Fork
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Spanish Fork	—	19.6% (±3.0 points)	—
Mapleton	3.6 mi	14.6% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Springville	3.7 mi	28.3% (±3.3 points)	Higher
Salem	4.2 mi	6.3% (±2.5 points)	Lower
Lake Shore	5.1 mi	37.1% (±28.5 points)	Not measurably different
Woodland Hills	6.9 mi	7.6% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Elk Ridge	7.3 mi	1.3% (±1.9 points)	Lower
Payson	7.4 mi	17.9% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
West Mountain	8.5 mi	10.0% (±11.6 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Salem, UT (6.3%), Woodland Hills, UT (7.6%), Elk Ridge, UT (1.3%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Springville, UT (28.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Utah County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
5	American Fork	34.2% (±3.3 points)
6	Pleasant Grove	34.0% (±3.3 points)
7	Springville	28.3% (±3.3 points)
8	Goshen	25.5% (±15.5 points)
9	Lehi	24.8% (±2.2 points)
10	Cedar Fort	19.7% (±15.8 points)
11	Spanish Fork	19.6% (±3.0 points)
12	Lindon	19.5% (±4.2 points)
13	Payson	17.9% (±3.4 points)
14	Saratoga Springs	15.5% (±2.6 points)
15	Eagle Mountain	15.3% (±2.5 points)
16	Mapleton	14.6% (±4.6 points)
17	Genola	11.8% (±7.7 points)

Showing 13 of 26 places in Utah County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Spanish Fork

How many renters are there in Spanish Fork?

Spanish Fork has an estimated 2,426 (±396) renting households, 19.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Spanish Fork?

In Spanish Fork, the share of households that rent went from 24.1% in 2015–2019 to 19.6% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Spanish Fork?

A renting household in Spanish Fork has 2.9 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Spanish Fork?

The median renting household in Spanish Fork, UT has an income of $59,984 (±$21,024) a year, against $115,389 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Spanish Fork city, Utah (place:71290, in state:49).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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